Senate Senate and Governmental Affairs May 08, 2026 (Part 2)

Louisiana State Senate (Redistricting Committee) · May 8, 2026

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Sen. Carter demands Secretary of State briefing on suspended congressional election and ballots

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Senator Carter pressed the committee for a written and in-person briefing by the secretary of state about the suspension of Louisiana's congressional election: how many early ballots were requested, issued, returned and how votes already cast will be preserved or tallied; he requested evidence preservation before the next meeting (committee expected to meet Wednesday).

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Committee hearing on proposed congressional redistricting maps and related bills after the Supreme Court Calais decision; lawmakers, civil-rights attorneys and four members of Congress testified and debated competing map proposals and concerns about impacts on Black representation.

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